Practicas Empresariales: Meta Fish & Food Company S.A (Planta de Proceso Avicola)

Abstract

This internship report focuses on Meta Fish & Food Company S.A., specifically its poultry processing plant in Villavicencio, Meta, Colombia. The primary objective of the internship was to evaluate the evolution of the administrative and operational processes at the poultry processing plant, as well as its document management and traceability systems, identifying areas with potential for improvement that would strengthen the organization while ensuring regulatory compliance. During the internship, one of the main problems identified was the excessive reliance on handwritten documents, which caused delays in consolidating information and led to operational errors. This directly affected document accuracy and created risks during audits, such as those conducted by INVIMA. The methodology employed was descriptive and analytical, based on direct observation of processes, systematic recording of activities, document review, and active participation in the plant’s administrative and operational tasks. Based on the diagnosis, a gradual implementation of document digitalization was proposed as a process improvement strategy aimed at optimizing the management of sanitary, operational, and administrative records. Business practices within Meta Fish & Food Company S.A. highlighted the importance of incorporating technological tools into document management, a strategy that strengthens the company's competitiveness, sustainability, and projection in the department's agro-industrial sector. Based on an analysis carried out within the company and focused on document management, an improvement plan was designed to implement a digital document management system that unifies the records of the entire process in a single document, thus facilitating the search, filtering, and traceability of information.